The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-03-18
The Greatest of Our GROWERS.

The acrid Senator + Ejmunds--the great
hair splitting legal luminary who can
see a fiy on a barn door, but not he door
is out in an iIl-tempered interview,
assaiiiDg the late congress, admin Istra-
tiOn. and Democrats generally. The
senator did not come out of the congress
in good shape. and his anger is lot TO be
wondered a.. He led the senatorial de-
Inand on the President for his reasons
for the removal of Eepublican office
holders, and certainly emerged from
that controversy with draggled piumes,
and especially much the worse for the
hiding he got N the special message. In
this matter Senator Edmunds was SO
unfortunate as to have the laugh of the
country against him, which is always a
bad thing for your weighty statesman.
Theu he was chietot the opposition to the
confirmation of Matthews, and laid down
the race issue to coloTed Democrat has
nO.Uights white Republican is bound to
respect. He was again worsted on that.
Senator Beck's bill prohibiting senators
acting as counsel OF land grant railroads
aroused his bitter antagorism lhe
country saw and appreciated the fact and
the reasons therefor. a corporation
will double the fees OF its counsel provi-
ded he is a United States Senator, and
committee. The senator was successful
IN defeating or emasculatiug the Beck
bill so that it is of no account. But he
was not successful in defeating an in
quITy into the Pacific railroads by a COM
mittee with full powers, and which il is
expected will show these great corpora
tiUnS iu their contests with the govern
ment have had the benefit OF the advice
and counsel Of senator's and very likely
Senator Edmuuds-in their schemes to
avoid just and legal responsibilities. FL
naliy ex Speaker Raudall's charge that
by mere freak of temper Senator Ed
munds defeated the deficiency bin, there
by hurting friends and fCes-Republi-
cans and DemOcTats-is not OF chaTac-
ter to smooth an already Tuffied temper,
Decidedly the senator emerges from the
lumber and wrecks of the late congress
in The worst of shapes.
The most extraordinary part of the
EdmuDds interview is the senator's
sweeping denunciatiOn of the appoint
ments to office by President Cleveland.
" A large percentage of Mr.. ClevelaGd's
appointments" +" said the senator, " have
been either Incompetent or improper
persons or, being competent, have been
Tascals, with an immense proper tiOn Of
rascals." If this is true we would like
TO ask the leader of his party in the sen
ate why did not thai senate perform its
constitutional duty and reject these ap-
pOinrmeutS of incOmpetents and TaScas.
1t was to exclude uD worthy persons that
the power of acting finally on the Presi
dents appointments was given, and yet
OF several thousand appointments sent
TO the senate only about dozen were re-
jected, which was less than the average
Of Republican Presidents. This fact
shows either that Senator Edmunds was
a consenting party 10 the appointment
of these Incompetents and Tascals. or
that his statement is the meanest sort of
a partisan TaisehOod. We think he lat
ter. because concurrent testimony from
all parts of the country shows the public
service was never more efficient and
reputable than ii is today. One fact
speaks with greater force than all Sena-
tor Edmunds' bitter partisan abuse and
misTep representation. Ia the last fiscal
year, he FIRST one under Mr.. Cleveland
the cost Of collecting the internal and
while the revenue collected from these
two sources Gas increased sic 600, 600.
/ These figures, and they are illustrative
of the increased efficiency iu all depart
ments OF the government, do not speak
badly Of the " inc0mpetents - and "ras-
Gals - Mr.. Cleveland has put in place.
They are turning out better than Mr.
Edmunds' honest - honest -" honest
Iago " republicans. Pittsburgh Post